Περσίς
Persis
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Persis
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Persis is the woman greeted as beloved and noted for having labored much in the Lord.
The attested use identifies a woman addressed in greeting and distinguished in the verse as beloved and as having labored much in the Lord.
Senses in use
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Woman named in a greeting · dominant
In Romans 16:12, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the command to greet her; the APB renders the clause, “Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 16:12, the APB presents the name in a greeting and identifies her as “the beloved,” adding that she “labored much in the Lord.” The verse is read as a whole.